MARKET DATA
Crude Oil Forward Curves
More than 130 daily crude oil forward curves covering the global benchmarks, regional grades, and the differentials and arbitrage spreads between them.
Coverage
- North America: US Gulf Coast and Midcontinent grades, Canadian heavy and light crudes, Alaska
- Europe: North Sea grades and Mediterranean
- Middle East and Asia: Gulf and Asian benchmark grades
- Russia and Central Asia
- Calendar-month averages, front-line, roll and arbitrage spreads
Common questions
How do EOX curves relate to the oil futures curve?
EOX crude oil forward curves are built from OTC market activity and cover regional grades, differentials and spreads alongside the benchmarks, beyond what the listed futures strip shows.
Is history available?
Yes. Daily crude oil forward curve history back to May 2014 is included with every subscription.
SPECIFICATIONS
At a glance
| Curve depth | Up to 10 years forward |
| Granularity | Every contract month across the full curve, with consistent shape, not front months rolled into seasonal strips |
| Prices | Mid, bid and ask for every curve |
| Refresh | Every curve in the complex re-marked every 15 minutes through the trading day, final at end of day |
| Publication | Scheduled email runs through the trading day, with files refreshed intraday; each day’s end-of-day close is kept as the history record |
| Delivery | REST API (JSON or CSV), Excel add-in (EOX.PRICE, EOX.CURVE, EOX.HISTORY, EOX.DATES), Python client, EOX Charts, web file downloads, email and secure FTP (FTPES). Client tools |
| Access | Per-user API keys, set up the same day a user is added |
| Historical data | Daily history back to May 2014, included free with every subscription; trials cover curves from the trial start |
| Intraday history | Every 15-minute run kept as a snapshot for 90 business days, in EOX Charts and through the API, Excel and Python |
| Corrections | We aim to correct any error within one business day and can often republish within the hour |
| Licensing | Licensed by product complex, not per curve: every curve in the complex is included |
DELIVERY & ACCESS
Included with every subscription
- Intraday and end-of-day curves
- Hourly forward curves with Power Forwards, at no extra cost
- REST API and Python, with per-user keys
- Excel add-in
- EOX Charts in the browser
- Valuation and analytics tools for mark-to-market, PPAs, storage, options and spreads
- File downloads, email and FTPES
- Historical curves at no extra charge
- Priced by complex, not by curve
Institutional grade curves, without the institutional price.
Quality Data. Reliable Service. Affordable Price.
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